Broken promises: The Philippines’ ambitious plan to protect its forests | 101 East #shorts

The goal was to plant 1.5 billion trees on 1.5 million hectares of degraded land across the Philippines.

The project promised sustainable livelihoods for local communities, stronger food security and environmental stability.

But a joint investigation by 101 East and Lighthouse Reports found it failed to deliver on almost every target.

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